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Led by Hal McRae, who batted in six runs with two singles and a homer, the Royals defeated the Orioles, 9-1, and ended Jim Palmer's personal four-game winning streak. Amos Otis singled in the first inning, stole second and scored on a single by McRae before the Orioles chalked up their lone run off Steve Busby on a homer by Don Baylor in the second. Kansas City Royals 9, Baltimore Orioles 1Game Played on Sunday, May 25, 1975 (Day game) at Royals StadiumOrioles 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 2 Royals 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 4 x - 9 13 0 Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bumbry lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .353 Patek ss 5 2 2 1 0 3 .210 Belanger ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .189 Otis cf 2 4 1 0 3 0 .252 Davis dh 3 0 0 0 1 1 .261 McRae lf 4 1 3 6 0 0 .331 Baylor 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .312 Cowens lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .171 Grich 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .254 Killebrew dh 5 0 0 0 0 1 .218 Northrup cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .281 Mayberry 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .197 Singleton rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .273 Rojas 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .282 Robinson 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .197 Brett 3b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .269 Duncan c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .179 Pinson rf 3 1 2 0 1 0 .216 Palmer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Healy c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .257 Jefferson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Busby p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 1 5 1 2 6 Totals 35 9 13 8 4 6 Time of Game: 2:44 Attendance: 33,744 Left on Base: Orioles 6, Royals 7 DP: Orioles 0, Royals 1 Errors: Grich, Duncan Doubles: Pinson (7), Patek (5) Triples: Healy (1) Home Runs: Baylor (6), McRae (3) Stolen Bases: Otis 3 (25), Patek (15) Caught Stealing: McRae (4), Pinson (4) Sacrifice Hits: McRae (1) GIDP: Northrup (2) Hit by Pitch: Belanger (1,by Busby) Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Palmer L(7-3) 5.1 10 4 3 1 4 0 25 1.87 Jefferson 1.2 0 1 0 2 2 0 8 2.35 Jackson 1 3 4 4 1 0 1 7 10.38 Totals 8 13 9 7 4 6 1 40 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Busby W(7-3) 9 5 1 1 2 6 1 34 2.44 Totals 9 5 1 1 2 6 1 34 Hit by Pitch: Busby (2) Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Art Frantz ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry grounded out (third to first); Belanger popped to shortstop; Davis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Patek struck out; Otis singled to left; Otis stole second; McRae singled to right [Otis scored]; McRae was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Killebrew was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Royals 1. ORIOLES 2ND: Baylor homered; Grich grounded out (second to first); Northrup grounded out (third to first); Singleton walked; Robinson forced Singleton (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 1. ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry lined to right; Rojas struck out; Brett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 1. ORIOLES 3RD: Duncan struck out; Bumbry struck out; Belanger singled to center; Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 1. ROYALS 3RD: Pinson singled to right; Pinson was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Healy flied out to left; Patek singled to left; Patek stole second [Patek to third (error by Duncan)]; Otis walked; Otis stole second; McRae singled to left [Patek scored, Otis scored (unearned)]; Killebrew flied out to left; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 3. ORIOLES 4TH: Baylor singled to center; Grich struck out; Northrup grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Baylor out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 3. ROYALS 4TH: Mayberry grounded out (second to first); Rojas grounded out (third to first); Brett singled to right; Pinson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 3. ORIOLES 5TH: Singleton singled to center; Robinson singled to third [Singleton to second]; Duncan forced Singleton (pitcher to third) [Robinson to second]; Bumbry flied out to left; Belanger forced Duncan (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 3. ROYALS 5TH: Healy tripled; Patek was called out on strikes; Otis popped to second; McRae grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 3. ORIOLES 6TH: Davis grounded out (third to first); Baylor popped to second; Grich flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 3. ROYALS 6TH: Killebrew grounded out (third to first); Mayberry singled to center; Rojas singled to center [Mayberry to second]; Brett singled to center [Mayberry scored, Rojas to third]; JEFFERSON REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); Pinson was walked intentionally [Brett to second]; Healy struck out; Patek was called out on strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 4. ORIOLES 7TH: Northrup flied out to left; Singleton flied out to center; Robinson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 4. ROYALS 7TH: Otis walked; Otis stole second; McRae reached on an error by Grich on a sacrifice bunt [Otis scored (unearned) (no RBI), McRae to second]; Killebrew grounded out (pitcher to first) [McRae to third]; Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted); Rojas grounded out (third to first); Mike Torrez ejected by HP umpire Nick Bremigan; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 5. ORIOLES 8TH: Duncan flied out to center; Bumbry grounded out (pitcher to first); Belanger was hit by a pitch; Davis walked [Belanger to second]; Baylor flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 5. ROYALS 8TH: JACKSON REPLACED JEFFERSON (PITCHING); Brett grounded out (second to first); Pinson doubled to center; Healy grounded out (third to first); Patek doubled to right [Pinson scored]; Otis walked; McRae homered [Patek scored, Otis scored]; Killebrew flied out to center; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 9. ORIOLES 9TH: COWENS REPLACED MCRAE (PLAYING LF); Grich flied out to left; Northrup struck out; Singleton was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 9. |
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